Are the Australian poultry industries vulnerable to large outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza?

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 165-174

  Hamilton, S A ^a,b   East, I J ^a   Toribio, J A ^b   Garner, M G ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Avian influenza; Biosecurity; Poultry industry

Indexed keywords

ANAS; AVES;

EID: 65349137670     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2009.00423.x     Document Type: Article

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